Christopher Reeves a few years before his desth and I kept missing/almost saw Billy Joel and his wife, back in early 90s ... Twice I was told I just missed them.
I know this is just from wiki.... but I found this interesting....
"At Disney World, the Christmas Special stopped in 2005, but returned in 2012."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Bear_Christmas_Special
Would be nice if true!!